Dwain Williams is a youth motivational speaker and mentor. The product of divorced parents, poverty, and lack of good male role models in his community, Dwain constantly stayed in trouble acting out in school. His acting out resulted from being raised in a single-parent home, self-esteem issues, and suppressed emotions. Despite always being in troubled situations, he set out to change his life and eventually joined the United States Marine Corps, where he gained his passion for mentorship through counseling and teaching life skills to young Marines.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, Dwain decided to take his passion a step further, in which he obtained a bachelors degree in developmental psychology from George Mason University.

Dwain realizes that success and failures are rooted in our thinking. Furthermore, he understands that what we think about and how we respond to our thoughts can imprison us in our minds or set us free from fear, doubt, excuses, and poverty.

Dwain leads with passion, enthusiasm, and conviction and is genuinely concerned for our youths well-being. He and his wife currently live in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with their three children, one of whom attends college at Old Dominion University.

Let's change the world and leave a legacy through youth mentorship. -Dwain Williams

Growing up in a small town in northern California, Daniel was the youngest of three children in a single parent household. Coming from a humble background Daniel learned to appreciate everything he received as a blessing that shouldn't be squandered.

Daniel's first opportunity at mentorship came in 5^th grade when he volunteered and was selected to be a Conflict Manager at his elementary school. In that position he observed the 3^rd and 4^th graders during recess and assisted in resolving conflicts. Later in life Daniel joined the U.S. Army and became a Non-commissioned Officer (NCO), which one of his two basic responsibilities was the welfare of his Soldiers. Taking the life lessons and his experiences as a young Soldier into account Daniel knew he had to teach his subordinates all the things he learned about perceptiveness, discernment, and empathy. Everybody's day to day activities are becoming more intertwined with social behavior and acceptability, so it is very important to understand the psychology behind it and how to be resilient when faced with the associated challenges.

In 2012 Daniel joined the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) as a mentor in their youth programs department, and in 2019 he attended the Master Resilience Trainer Course. Daniel is currently serving on active duty with the U.S. Army and is pursuing his BS in Psychology.